Chapter 171 It's Delicious and Crispy (Seeking Monthly Tickets)

Zhou Tianyu's body was practically melting from the aroma of the meat. He lowered his head and gnawed on the meat on the bone, the meat and tendons together, it was so fragrant and delicious.

"Wow, it smells so good! How can meat on bones taste so good?" Zhou Tianyu exclaimed as he kept putting meat into his mouth.

In this era, everyone thought that pure meat was the best, so bones were sold very cheaply.

Only very poor families would buy bones and meat.

Xu Qingmo's family is considered quite well-off; they shouldn't be buying bones and meat to eat.

"If you like it, eat more. There's plenty left in the pot." Wang Jing loves watching the children eat so heartily.

She felt that this scene was very heartwarming, something she had always wanted to achieve.

“My mom always says that bone meat is the cheapest, so we should save up to buy pure meat, but I think bone meat is more delicious,” Zhou Tianyu said, sharing his family’s opinion.

Xu Qingmo waved her hand, "You don't understand the flavor of meat on bones, anyway, I really like to eat it."

“I like to eat it too.” Lu Ting entered the house from outside and heard the voices inside. He immediately realized that Xu Qingmo had returned home.

Lu Ting entered the house overjoyed and immediately saw Xu Qingmo. He took the initiative to walk up to her and said, "Qingmo, you're finally back."

"Everything was taken care of, so I came back."

You have no idea how lonely I was while you were gone.

Xu Qingmo frowned slightly. Was the word "lonely" appropriate to use here?

Lu Ting seemed to think the wording was appropriate and did not change it.

Zhou Tianyu's attention was entirely on the big bone, and he was gnawing on it with great relish.

After finishing one, Zhou Tianyu asked Wang Jing for another, and Wang Jing gave him one as well, while Zhou Tianyu continued to gnaw on the meat.

"Mom made some big pork bones today, they're really delicious. You should have some too, otherwise Zhou Tianyu will eat them all later," Xu Qingmo reminded her.

Lu Ting took the large bone that Wang Jing brought him and ate the meat while talking about recent events.

And since she has been consistently exercising recently, Xu Qingmo can check on her at any time.

Zhou Tianyu looked at Lu Ting curiously and asked, "Are you stupid? Xu Qingmo doesn't even bother to check, so why are you reminding her? Isn't it better to enjoy every day as it comes?"

"Now you know why you were tricked and couldn't escape, right?" Lu Ting glared at Zhou Tianyu.

"I……"

“I don’t want to become a burden like you. I want to become strong and become someone who can protect Aunt Wang, Uncle Shen and Xu Qingmo.”

Lu Ting's thoughts were written all over his face; he had to take responsibility for his words.

Zhou Tianyu suffered a silent loss, then lowered his head and continued gnawing on the large bone.

After finishing his meal, it was almost time, so Zhou Tianyu got up, said goodbye to the people at the venue, and turned to leave.

When Zhou Tianyu returned home, the house was pitch black, so he found some matches and lit a candle.

They found Zhang Cui sitting at the dining table with tears streaming down her face.

Suddenly seeing the light, she immediately turned her face away and wiped away the tears on her face.

"You still know to come home. I thought you were going to stay at Xu Qingmo's house for a long time." Zhang Cui was very dissatisfied with Zhou Tianyu's behavior.

Even when Song Wei went home, he would go to see Liu Guiying first.

In contrast, the first thing his son did upon returning home was to grovel at Xu Qingmo's house.

The more I think about it, the angrier I get.

"Mom, I just got home, and Xu Qingmo saved me. If you don't thank her, I should." Zhou Tianyu expressed his grievance.

Zhang Cui looked at the grease left on his lips and snorted, "I think you're not there to express your gratitude at all; you're there to eat a bite of Xu Qingmo's food."

“I only tasted a big bone when I went there, I didn’t eat anything. I know you must have cooked a lot of delicious food for me to come home, how could I have eaten there?”

Zhang Cui had prepared a delicious meal, but since Zhou Tianyu wasn't home, she kept the food warm in the pot.

I'm afraid he won't have a hot meal when he gets home.

"Did they give you a big bone to eat?" Zhang Cui asked again, uncertainly.

"Of course, Mom, let me tell you, big bones are delicious! It's not like you said, that only pure meat is good. Will you buy bone meat for me to eat from now on?"

"Of course."

The mother and son were all smiles.

At this moment, Song Wei appeared in front of Zhou Tianyu.

“Zhou Tianyu, you’re finally back. Could you please persuade your mother to stop causing trouble at our house? It must be exhausting to fight and argue with her every day,” Song Wei said, mustering his courage.

Zhang Cui immediately stopped smiling. "Why were you both arrested together? Why did you have to go home first, leaving my Tianyu to suffer over there? I'm definitely going to make trouble for your family and make sure you never have a moment's peace."

Zhang Cui didn't think she was wrong. Since Zhou Tianyu had stayed there for a longer period of time, she had to make Song Wei and Liu Guiying experience the same grievances that Zhou Tianyu had suffered.

“Mom, this isn’t Song Wei’s fault. It was the enemy over there who had to do it. Song Wei suffered a lot of injustice over there as well,” Zhou Tianyu said, speaking up for Song Wei.

Hearing Zhou Tianyu say this, Song Wei's heart gradually calmed down.

“Zhou Tianyu, you should have a good talk with your mother. We all live in the same compound and see each other all the time. If we keep having these unpleasant arguments, it will only make us a laughing stock,” Song Wei said.

"Did Liu Guiying teach you to say all this? Go home and tell your mother that our two families are not finished yet. I don't care if people laugh at us. I only care that my son has suffered more injustices than you. I feel unbalanced."

"Mom, actually I didn't suffer any mistreatment over there. Xu Qingmo and I even ate ten dishes every meal, and they were all fresh."

Zhou Tianyu originally intended to close the door and speak these words to Zhang Cui alone.

But Zhang Cui's arrogance grew stronger, so he had no choice but to reveal some of these things beforehand.

Zhang Cui looked at Zhou Tianyu suspiciously. "Tianyu, don't lie to me just to avoid a fight between our two families."

"I'm not lying to you. Xu Qingmo can make new types of explosives. She's always been treated like royalty over there, and she's always been assigned the best bed. I've benefited from it all." Zhou Tianyu recalled the first two days of his life there, and he was indeed very happy.

It was only later, when Xu Qingmo arranged for him to work in the kitchen, that life became difficult.

But overall, that period was quite good.

Song Wei's eyes lit up. "What? You have ten dishes in one meal? That's amazing!"

When this was mentioned, Zhou Tianyu was very proud, because Song Wei had never experienced such treatment.

This immediately opened Zhou Tianyu's floodgates, and he began to talk at length about the good things he had eaten and how much benefit he had received in those days.

Song Wei listened with envy in his eyes.

"Of course it's good. Xu Qingmo is very capable, unlike you who are so useless. Being with you will only make me suffer."